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Month: July 2016

I must have larceny in my heart, for I seem to have a real fondness for the heist film. I have even been known to root for the bad guys to get away with it. Maybe what the heist film does is provide a certain wish fulfillment for the audience; it’s a safe way to dabble at the darker side of our nature. I mean, who hasn’t thought about an easy way to make a lot of money, or to get out from under a dire financial situation? Well, these questions are what I believe make the heist film so appealing. So, on that note, I give you “The Twenty Greatest Heist Films”.

When I compiled the list of “The Twenty Greatest Underrated Films”, I felt that I had left off a few good ones. And, since I am a lover of the cinema, I decided to dig up a few more gems to include on “Twenty More Underrated Films”.

In no particular order…

“Badlands” (1973) Terrence Malick. Malick’s first feature is filmed in a cold, detached manner to resemble the affect of the main characters.

“Force of Evil” (1948) Abraham Polonsky. Just about everyone was blacklisted on this tale of capitalism and corruption.

“The Shining” (1980) Stanley Kubrick. Many people were disappointed with this version of King’s novel, but I see it as a marital black comedy, complete with ghosts.